Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/May 9

Tania Maria, Brazilian pianist and vocalist, turns 78.
Billy Joel, American Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, turns 77.
Dennis Chambers, American session musician (drummer), turns 67.
Sylvain Gagnon, Canadian bass player, turns 65.
Dave Gahan, British vocalist and lead singer of Depeche Mode, turns 64.
Ron Miles, American multi-instrumentalist, turns 63.
Anthony Wilson, American jazz guitarist, turns 58.
Ghostface Killah, (born Denis Coles) American rapper and member of the musical collective known as Wu-Tang Clan, turns 56.
Paul McGuigan, Brit bassist for Oasis, turns 55.
Ryan Vikedal, Canadian drummer for Nickelback, turns 51.
Tamia, (born Tamia Washington) American R&B singer, turns 50.
Pierre Bouvier, Canadian vocalist with Simple Plan, turns 47.
Alison Gold, American singer and dancer], turns 24.

Dick Morrissey (May 9, 1940 –November 08, 2000), Brit tenor saxophonist, would have turned 86 this year.
David Prater (May 9, 1937 –April 09, 1988), American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and R&B vocalist of Sam and Dave fame, would have turned 89 this year.
Hank Snow (May 9, 1914 –December 20, 1999), Canadian country music singer, would have turned 112 this year.
George T. Simon (May 9, 1912 –February 13, 2001), American drummer and writer, would have turned 114 this year.
Eddie Pollack (May 9, 1899 –June , 1955), American reedist, would have turned 127 this year.